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For more information about the 蘑菇TV下载 Promise program, please contact promise@odessa.edu
The 蘑菇TV下载 Promise program is a last-dollar-in scholarship and student success opportunity.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to an Associate鈥檚 degree or 60 attempted credit hours; whichever comes first for eligible Class of 2027 high school graduates throughout the 蘑菇TV下载 service area!
蘑菇TV下载 Promise Goals
- Increase college-going & college completing rates
- Reduce and eliminate achievement gaps for underrepresented students
- Increase persistence
- Decrease time to degree
- Decrease excess credit hours
蘑菇TV下载 Promise Privileges
- Preferred/priority on campus employment
- Priority registration
- Dedicated Academic Success Coach
- Dedicated College Life Coach
- Custom, cohort engagement, transfer and placement programming
蘑菇TV下载 Promise Eligibility
- High school seniors who live in the
蘑菇TV下载 Service Area and are graduating in the Class of 2027 - GED and home school students must be between the ages of 17-19 after 2027
- Complete the FAFSA/TASFA
- No income or high school GPA requirement
- Eligible students must enroll full-time in an associate degree or workforce certificate pathway
- Orientation Attendance is mandatory for all 蘑菇TV下载 Promise recipients; please register for
Maintain Eligibility
To maintain scholarship eligibility, students must:
- Enroll full-time during the fall and spring semesters
- Maintain at least 12 credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA with satisfactory academic progress
- Meet the minimum co-curricular engagement requirements
Program Limit: The scholarship covers up to 60 attempted credit hours or completion of an associate degree, whichever comes first.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise 2027 Deadlines
- Pledge Deadline 鈥� May 17th, 2027
- Apply Texas Deadline 鈥� July 7th, 2027
- FAFSA/TASFA Deadline 鈥� July 7th, 2027
- Must include parent/guardian tax information for 2025 tax year
- Registration Deadline 鈥� July 7th, 2027
- Apply for Foundation Scholarships 鈥� July 7, 2027
- 蘑菇TV下载 Orientation Completion 鈥� August 24, 2027
- Deadline to accept 蘑菇TV下载 Promise Scholarship 鈥� August 16, 2027 *subject to change
To begin the process, please complete the following steps:
- Apply to
- Register for the
- Fill out your FAFSA/TASFA
- Apply for
- Complete the 蘑菇TV下载 Promise Pledge Form: Opens September, 2026
FAQ
蘑菇TV下载 Promise Eligibility & Funding
Yes, you may qualify: Homeschool graduates age 17-19 who have completed their program in the 2026-2027 academic year qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise.
Yes, you may qualify: GED students age 17-19 who have completed the GED program in the 2026-2027 academic year qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise.
Yes, to qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise, you must complete the FAFSA/TASFA or applicable state aid.
Yes! can complete the FAFSA or TASFA and be considered for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. Parents are not required to be US citizens or eligible non-citizens for their student to complete the FAFSA or TASFA. Note: Eligible non-citizens must provide documentation of lawful presence to successfully complete the FAFSA or TASFA.
Yes, 蘑菇TV下载 Promise is a last-dollar scholarship designed to cover the remaining costs of education that are not already covered by other financial aid, scholarships, or a third party. The 蘑菇TV下载 Promise scholarship will be awarded to students who have exhausted other sources of funding and have met the eligibility requirements. For example:
Student is eligible for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise and does NOT receive PELL or scholarships = 蘑菇TV下载 Promise pays 100% tuition and fees.
Student is eligible for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise and receives PARTIAL PELL and no scholarships = 蘑菇TV下载 Promise pays the balance of tuition and fees after PELL is applied to the balance.
Student is eligible for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise and received FULL PELL = 蘑菇TV下载 Promise does NOT pay tuition and fees, but student is still considered part of the 蘑菇TV下载 Promise program.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise has no cash value and students will not be refunded un- used 蘑菇TV下载 Promise funds.
Students must complete the FAFSA/TASFA in order to qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise Deadlines
I have 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. Now What?
To maintain eligibility, you:
- Must be enrolled full-time
- Maintain at least 12 credit hours with satisfactory academic progress (2.0 GPA)
You will also be required to meet minimum co-curricular engagement requirements including tutoring, meeting with Academic Success Coach, meeting with Student Life Coach, etc.
Yes. After your first, fall semester, you may enroll in Midwinter, Maymester and summer courses. Full-time status in Maymester and Midwinter is one course. Full-time status in summer is 2 courses.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise will scholarship 33 hours per academic year (fall through summer) until the Promise student has earned 60 hours or an Associate鈥檚 degree.
No.
If you go over 60 semester credit hours, you will be responsible for tuition and fees.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise will pay tuition and fees for eligible students to reach 60 semester credit hours or an Associate鈥檚 degree.
Yes, you are expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA to continue receiving 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. Students who fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA no longer qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise, but may qualify for the college鈥檚 Restart Scholarship.
Yes, you must be enrolled full-time 鈥� at least 12 semester credit hours per semester.
That is okay. Life happens. If you drop below 12 semester credit hours, you will be expected to register as a full-time student (12 semester credit hours) the next semester to continue to receive 蘑菇TV下载 Promise.
蘑菇TV下载 Promise students who fall below full-time status twice, will no longer be eligible for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. 蘑菇TV下载 Promise has no cash value and students will not receive a refund.
Dual Credit and 蘑菇TV下载 Promise
Yes, if you have not earned an Associate鈥檚 degree you qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. 蘑菇TV下载 Promise will pay tuition and fees for you to reach 60 semester credit hours or an Associate鈥檚 degree. This means if you transfer in 30 semester credit hours of dual credit, 蘑菇TV下载 Promise will pay for the next 30 semester credit hours or until you earn an Associate鈥檚 degree.
No, if you have earned an Associate鈥檚 degree during or after high school, you are not eligible for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise.
Yes, if you have not earned an Associate鈥檚 degree or earned 60 semester credit hours you may qualify for 蘑菇TV下载 Promise. 蘑菇TV下载 Promise will pay tuition and fees for eligible students to reach 60 semester credit hours or an Associate鈥檚 degree. This means if you transfer in 30 semester credit hours of dual credit, 蘑菇TV下载 Promise will pay for the next 30 semester credit hours or until you earn an Associate鈥檚 degree.
Direct Entry Offers
| Direct Entry Offers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner University | Tuition Covered | Deadline to Apply | Family Income Requirement | GPA Requirement | Additional Scholarships Available |
| 蘑菇TV下载 | Yes |
7-July |
None | None | Yes |
| Yes | 15-Mar | AGI does not exceed $80,000 | None | Yes | |
| Yes | 1-May | AGI does not exceed $85,000 | None | Yes | |
| Yes | 1-June | AGI does not exceed $100,000 | None | Yes | |
| Yes | 15-January | AGI of $80,000 or less | None | Yes | |